Semantics for an interdisciplinary computation (WIP)

  • Authors:
  • Justyna Zander;Pieter J. Mosterman

  • Affiliations:
  • Gdansk University of Technology, Poland;MathWorks, Natick, MA

  • Venue:
  • Proceedings of the Symposium on Theory of Modeling & Simulation - DEVS Integrative M&S Symposium
  • Year:
  • 2013

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Abstract

Semantics for an interdisciplinary computation is becoming increasingly difficult to capture while dealing with multi-domain problems. Expertise from Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, and other disciplines merges as engineering challenges in modern systems, such as, Cyber-Physical Systems, Smart Cities, and Bionic Systems must be tackled in a methodological manner. In this paper, a paradigm for formalization of such a computational semantics is proposed. It is based on the experience of a Computer Scientist, Mathematician, and an Engineer when their efforts converge to design a complex system. The design is embedded in the Model-Based Design process and a simulation aids to build the actual system implementation. To let the experts achieve the same understanding level, a declarative layer for simulation semantics is defined. This introduces abstraction and helps understand the behavior of the interacting elements in a system design using mathematical principles that are easier to embrace for more diverse scientific communities.